Stanley Shepley COOMBS

Regimental number1785
Place of birthPort Wakefield, South Australia
SchoolUnley Public School, South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationInsurance inspector
AddressKent Toan, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinMother, Mrs Martha Coombs, Kent Terrace, Kent Town, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date18 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name43rd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/60/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 12 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll43rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 28 May 1918
Place of death or woundingAmiens, France
Age at death35
Place of burialLongueau British Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 3), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
136
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Martha COOMBS, 33 Marlborough Street, Unley, South Australia
Family/military connectionsCousins: 2314 Pte Kennion COOMBS, 48th Bn, killed in action, 11 April 1917; 2777 Driver James McGregor SHEPLEY, Divisional Ammunition Column, killed in action, 11 October 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal